The American University women’s lacrosse team will host
the Lafayette Leopards at 1:00 p.m. at Jacobs Field on Saturday,
April 3. The game will be the finale of a three-game homestand for
the Eagles as they look to build on their Patriot League momentum
with a third consecutive conference victory.

American (4-7, 2-1 PL) enters the game fresh off a thrilling 17-16 win over
previously-undefeated Lehigh. Emily Stankiewicz led the Eagles with
a career-high four goals and a team-high four draw controls and
three groundballs. For her efforts, she was selected as the
American University Student-Athlete of the Week, Presented by
GEICO. Chiara Speziale’s three goals
were also a career-best, earning her the Patriot League Rookie of
the Week award for the second time this season.

On defense, Emma Larkin caused four turnovers and
collected three groundballs in addition to two draw controls and a
goal. Goalkeepers Kaska Komosinski and Frankie Solomon each recorded three
saves for the Eagles in the win.

On the season, sophomore Lauren Schoenberger has accumulated a
team-leading 28 points on 15 goals and 13 assists. Larkin leads the
squad with 14 caused turnovers, and Stankiewicz has collected a
team-high 24 groundballs.

Lafayette (2-9, 1-2 PL) will travel to American also having
built up some midseason momentum. The Leopards have put together a
two-game win streak with wins over Bucknell and Manhattan, and will
look to continue their solid play. In an impressive start to her
Lafayette career, freshman Addie Godfrey has registered 21 goals
and three assists to lead the Leopards’ offense. Defensively,
Cammie Linville and Lauren Brown have each tallied double-digit
caused turnovers, and senior goalkeeper Emily Bjork has made 110
saves on the season for the Leopards.

Game time is slated for 1:00 p.m. at Jacobs Field. Admission is
free, and the game will be broadcast live on Eagles Vision
TV, part of AUeagles.com. A single-game subscription
is only $5.95. Additionally, with a year-long membership for only
$49.95, fans can watch any archived broadcast from this season
anytime they want.